Conley, a 36-year-old with final-stage breast cancer, refuses to let her disease define her. Despite waning strength, she forges ahead with her mission -- to spread the word about early detection and share her belief that true beauty is about confidence and kindness and can't be erased, even by incurable cancer.

"I want to give more. I want to help more," she said recently. "I've still got a lot of fight in me."

She will get a chance to help more people next month, as the first speaker in a new series of discussions called "Go Confidently," sponsored by the Norton Healthcare Foundation. The speaker series was created "to inspire women to realize their full potential through thoughtful discussions on health-related topics of interest."

"A Conversation with Jill Brzezinski-Conley" will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at The Olmsted on 3701 Frankfort Ave. The event is free and open to the public.

Norton officials say: "Bring those you love to this evening that will change your life."

Read more here about Conley and her mission to leave a legacy of beauty.